International Conference "Conflict, Gender and Human Security: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?"
A historic achievement, the resolution was the culmination of decades of activism and pressure by women’s groups, civil society and political actors. By centring gender in the UN’s approach to conflict, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, the resolution held out the promise of a radically different approach to women and war in the UN system and beyond. In the 25 years since the resolution was passed, it has been referenced in multiple UNSC resolutions, several states have declared ‘feminist foreign policies’ and the architecture of peacekeeping missions have changed to centre and provide accountability for the WPS agenda.
However, wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and other underreported conflicts, have demonstrated how quickly feminist agenda is overridden by ‘hard’ political approaches of militarisation and militarist solutions. The rise in global numbers of forced displacement due to war or climate-related risks/vulnerabilities, reinstate the structural and colonial power asymmetry leaving lasting impact on women, children, men and the planet. The consequences of war-making, new technologies and change in geo-strategic partnerships/alliances, leaves us in the world with growing
anxieties and possibilities.
Join us and our speakers to discuss these issues. We will host speakers from India, Kenya, Germany, the UK and the US, and have Dr. Shirley Graham (George Washington University) and Dr. Patricia Lewis (EEAS Space Advisory Board) as keynote speakers, to address these issues.
Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/conflict-gender-and-human-
security-where-are-we-where-are-we-going-tickets-1743845662319
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